► This thesis examines the NBA Cares Week 2013 video as a rhetorical artifact that represents the transformation of the narrative of black masculinity in the…
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▼ This thesis examines the NBA Cares Week 2013 video as a rhetorical artifact that represents the transformation of the narrative of black masculinity in the NBA. I argue that the images in the NBA Cares Week 2013 video supplant the probability and fidelity of the narrative of black masculinity as presented in the Malice in the Palace brawl between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers in 2004. The brawl violated the social contract between fans and players, necessitating the league to find a way to reestablish organizational legitimacy and redefine and preserve the brand of the NBA. Using Walter Fisher's narrative paradigm as a framework, I detail the NBA's shift to social responsibility as a productive strategy to recreate the league's narrative of black masculinity.

► Applications of statistics and machine learning in sports analytics have made significant advances since the early days of Bill James' publication, Baseball Analyst. In the…
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▼ Applications of statistics and machine learning in sports analytics have made significant advances since the early days of Bill James' publication, Baseball Analyst. In the publication, analysts and researchers would investigate matters such as how often a batter would reach first base to determine which players were the most optimal to acquire. This type of data that recorded when players reached bases was relatively simple and cheap to acquire. Over time, more complex data became available to different professional sporting leagues.
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), cameras were installed in arenas to track player and ball movements. Movement tracking data enabled analysts and researchers to explore locations of players during in-game events, instead of providing insights from box score summaries and play-by-play data. The new tracking data has enabled teams to create insights from focus points that teams find valuable, such as on-ball screens. Important, detailed annotations like on-ball screens are not recorded in standard data sets. In order to capture the time stamps of the different events that are not recorded in standard data, teams have to employ analysts to record these time stamps and provide additional labels to the data.
As available performance data expanded, the scientific methods and tools used to analyze the data expanded as well. Recent advances in machine learning have shown different applications of neural network layers to be able to create abstract information from large and complex data sets. With the advance in applications of neural networks, several complex problems in sports analytics have been approached with this new technology.
We propose using unsupervised learning methods to create detailed labels of identified on-ball screen instances. To create the initial set of on-ball screen instances and to assist in proposing new instances, we use convolutional neural networks to classify positive and negative screens. Once our model is trained, we develop a framework to propose new annotation times to expand the data set, at the same time minimizing the amount of time for analysts to view game footage when verifying new screens.
Using the established set of screens, we use several unsupervised learning methods to provide additional details to the screens identified. The new detailed labels provide additional insight into the screens identified as well establishing a framework to eliminate the costly process of creating multi-labelled instance of on-ball screens using human annotations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Makrehchi, Masoud.

Seward, N. (2018). Building an on-ball screen dataset using supervised and unsupervised learning. (Thesis). University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10155/984

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Extracting the maximum performance of a given roster of basketball players could benefit from understanding the presence or absence of synergy between groups of players.…
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Extracting the maximum performance of a given roster of basketball players could benefit from understanding the presence or absence of synergy between groups of players. Players may play superior basketball when another player, or group of players, is also present on the court. Treating basketball game data as a transactional data set and producing association rules is presented as a means of quantifying player synergy. Groups of players ranging from the individual to a complete set of five players on the court are considered. Using the interest measure of conviction, these association rules are compared to the typical performance of the team. The additional interest measure of improvement provides a means of comparing each rule to all rules that exist as smaller subsets of the antecedent. In examining the rules produced using the Central Connecticut State University men's basketball team conference game data for the 2017-2018 season, multiple sets of players of varying size were found to perform better as a group than their individual performances. Several groupings were found to perform better than the team's overall performance against the points per possession, points per possession allowed, and plus-minus metrics used in rule generation. Applying association rules to play by play data in this manner could yield insight into improved player substitution decisions in the arena of college basketball.

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Data Mining.; Thesis advisor: Roger Bilisoly.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2018.;

► Individual excellence has improved continually as athletes have sought to meet new standards through the implementation of scientifically controlled diets, training methods, and techniques. Team…
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▼ Individual excellence has improved continually as
athletes have sought to meet new standards through the implementation of scientifically controlled diets, training
methods, and techniques. Team excellence and spectator
interest, likewise, has been improved by the use of these
scientific advancements and by legislation which has been
passed in team sports to allow the growth of the sport to
parallel the growth of the participants. The high quality
of equipment and facilities, the elimination of the center
jump after baskets, and the widening of the key area are
examples of the growth in basketball.
Taking these ideas into consideration, this study was
motivated by a desire to evaluate the possibility that further
legislation was needed to keep the game of basketball abreast
with the phenomenal physical and technical growth of players.
Advisors/Committee Members: Jones, Frank B..

Morrison, S. M. (2012). The advantages and disadvantages in raising the height of the goal in basketball from ten feet to twelve feet. (Masters Thesis). California State University – Sacramento. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/1530

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Morrison, Stanley M. “The advantages and disadvantages in raising the height of the goal in basketball from ten feet to twelve feet.” 2012. Masters Thesis, California State University – Sacramento. Accessed February 22, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/1530.

Morrison SM. The advantages and disadvantages in raising the height of the goal in basketball from ten feet to twelve feet. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. California State University – Sacramento; 2012. [cited 2019 Feb 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/1530.

Council of Science Editors:

Morrison SM. The advantages and disadvantages in raising the height of the goal in basketball from ten feet to twelve feet. [Masters Thesis]. California State University – Sacramento; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/1530

Oregon State University

5.
Valenti, Paul Bartholomew.
History of basketball at Oregon State College from 1928 through 1949.

Valenti, P. B. (1957). History of basketball at Oregon State College from 1928 through 1949. (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/50673

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Valenti, Paul Bartholomew. “History of basketball at Oregon State College from 1928 through 1949.” 1957. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed February 22, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/50673.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Valenti, Paul Bartholomew. “History of basketball at Oregon State College from 1928 through 1949.” 1957. Web. 22 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Valenti PB. History of basketball at Oregon State College from 1928 through 1949. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 1957. [cited 2019 Feb 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/50673.

Council of Science Editors:

Valenti PB. History of basketball at Oregon State College from 1928 through 1949. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 1957. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/50673

Montana Tech

6.
Ballinger, Robert Dale.
Study of basketball field goal shooting deviations for selected male college students at Montana State University 1961-62.

Ballinger, R. D. (1962). Study of basketball field goal shooting deviations for selected male college students at Montana State University 1961-62. (Masters Thesis). Montana Tech. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/5815

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Ballinger, Robert Dale. “Study of basketball field goal shooting deviations for selected male college students at Montana State University 1961-62.” 1962. Masters Thesis, Montana Tech. Accessed February 22, 2019.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/5815.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Ballinger, Robert Dale. “Study of basketball field goal shooting deviations for selected male college students at Montana State University 1961-62.” 1962. Web. 22 Feb 2019.

Ballinger RD. Study of basketball field goal shooting deviations for selected male college students at Montana State University 1961-62. [Masters Thesis]. Montana Tech; 1962. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/5815

The purpose of this study is to apply the principles of operant psychology within the scope of Basketball learning sessions. More specifically, the main…
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The purpose of this study is to apply the principles of operant psychology within the scope of Basketball learning sessions. More specifically, the main objective was to increase the frequency of students' appropriate behavior and decrease the frequency of inappropriate behaviors, as well as to improve basic Basketball skills by using social and material reinforces provided by the teacher. [...]

▼ Fifth and sixth grade boys (N = 38) participated in the free throw study to examine the effects of massed and distributed practice during a 10-session experimental program. Ss were randomly assigned to two groups: a massed practice group (n = 19), and a distributed practice group (n = 19). Each S in the massed practice group practiced 20 consecutive free throws during each session. Each S in the distributed practice group practiced 20 free throws, attempted two free throws then waited until every other subject in his sub-group had attempted two free throws before taking his next turn. An ANCOVA produced P > .05 between the massed practice free throw shooting method and the distributed practice free throw shooting method. Results of using the adjusted mean scores indicated that the massed practice group showed the greater increase in improvement over the distributed practice group.
Advisors/Committee Members: Holler, Michael, Toburen, Karen, McDonald, Burt.

▼ Fifth and sixth grade boys (N = 38) participated in the free throw study to examine the effects of massed and distributed practice during a 10-session experimental program. Ss were randomly assigned to two groups: a massed practice group (n = 19), and a distributed practice group (n = 19). Each S in the massed practice group practiced 20 consecutive free throws during each session. Each S in the distributed practice group practiced 20 free throws, attempted two free throws then waited until every other subject in his sub-group had attempted two free throws before taking his next turn. An ANCOVA produced P > .05 between the massed practice free throw shooting method and the distributed practice free throw shooting method. Results of using the adjusted mean scores indicated that the massed practice group showed the greater increase in improvement over the distributed practice group.
Advisors/Committee Members: Holler, Michael, Toburen, Karen, McDonald, Burt.

…then-current controversy of Donald Sterling, professional basketball team owner,
and his… …Ozemebhoya’s list when he derided on Rutgers University’s Women’s
Basketball team, calling them… …basketball, no group of individuals is exploited more often and more
thoroughly than the black male… …Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL)
7
Ozemebhoya… …such as basketball and football. They lose a chance to participate
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"2014 Census…

►Basketball was first played in Entoto Comprehensive and Kokebe Tsebah Secondary School. Then the Addis Ababa inter-school association included basketball in the inter-school competition which…
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▼Basketball was first played in Entoto Comprehensive and Kokebe Tsebah Secondary School. Then the Addis Ababa inter-school association included basketball in the inter-school competition which was held every year during that time.The focus of this study was to investigate challenges and practice of school on the contribution for the development of basketball. A concise review of related literature was taken to discuss the different issues which are related with school basketball.To conduct this study, a descriptive survey method was employed to asses’ data from targeted sampled groups. The sampled school includes ten government schools. The subject of the study were 102 students 10 principals, 10 teachers and 5 federation members 2 alumni (former student/coach). The data obtained from respondents through questionnaire, interview, focus group discussion and observation presented as supplements to enrich information that was drawn questionnaires. The result of the study revealed that there is lack of qualified basketball coach, material, interest to coach, personal out look of parents and school principals. Moreover, inadequate support given by Addis Ababa basketball federation was very prominent one. The finding in the study points out that most of the player began to play basketball very late in life between 15-17 years due to this and other the problems the Current, status of school basketball is ill with so much complicated problems.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tesfay Asgedom (PhD) (advisor).

Wondwosen, G. (2011). Challenge and Practices of School on the Contribution for the Development of Basketball in Addis Ababa City Administrator
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5345

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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Wondwosen, Gizaw. “Challenge and Practices of School on the Contribution for the Development of Basketball in Addis Ababa City Administrator
.” 2011. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed February 22, 2019.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5345.

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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Wondwosen, Gizaw. “Challenge and Practices of School on the Contribution for the Development of Basketball in Addis Ababa City Administrator
.” 2011. Web. 22 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Wondwosen G. Challenge and Practices of School on the Contribution for the Development of Basketball in Addis Ababa City Administrator
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2011. [cited 2019 Feb 22].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5345.

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Council of Science Editors:

Wondwosen G. Challenge and Practices of School on the Contribution for the Development of Basketball in Addis Ababa City Administrator
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2011. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/5345

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►Basketball has become the first sport in China. Many families want their children to experience the charm of basketball, but not every parent has basketball…
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▼Basketball has become the first sport in China. Many families want their children to experience the charm of basketball, but not every parent has basketball experience. They will choose to send their children to basketball training institutions for systematic basketball training, hoping that basketball can bring their children growth and exercise at the same time. For this reason, a specialized basketball training institution for young children was born in the market.
This paper mainly studies the market model of the small and medium-sized youth basketball training camp in the sports market. Through the data collected on the Internet and the author's own observation data in the basketball training camp, it summarizes and reflects the shortcomings of the youth basketball market, and puts forward some suggestions in these areas that need to be improved.
At the same time, this paper hopes to provide some reference for those friends who are ready to engage in youth basketball training, hope that the youth basketball market in China can better develop and grow, and appeal to everyone to be strong and healthy

Since the release of the film "Moneyball" in 2011, a movie about how the Oakland Athletics used analytics to create a successful team on a…
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Since the release of the film "Moneyball" in 2011, a movie about how the Oakland Athletics used analytics to create a successful team on a low budget, it seems that almost every major sport has adopted some form of advanced metrics to improve performance. For instance, the National Basketball Association has installed high quality camera devices in each stadium that will allow teams to track metrics from the average speed of players to the average distance of a player's shot attempt (NBA to Install Motion Cameras, 2013). Metrics like these allow general managers to identify the strengths and weaknesses of players as well as identify skillsets that will make their team better. A plethora of work on advanced metrics has been published and tracked at the professional level, but opportunity still remains at the collegiate level. As a result, we will look to apply advanced analytical findings to the Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Men's Basketball team. Specifically, we will look to classify college basketball players by their specific skillset rather than using the traditional five positions (center, power forward, small forward, shooting guard, and point guard). By focusing on skillset rather than traditional positions we will be able to better determine the strengths and weaknesses of each player. This will allow us to determine which player types should be on the floor in certain situations. For instance, say there are two players who both play the center position, but one shoots mostly 3-pointers while the other is a low post player who gathers a lot of rebounds; those players should be classified differently because they have different skillsets. Since they contribute differently to the team there are some instances where the 3-point shooter should be on the floor and others where the low post player should be on the floor. It will also be important to determine which player types work well together on the court. We will use a statistical technique called clustering to determine the most appropriate skillset categories. Based on those cluster classifications, as well as utilizing the plus/minus of groups of players, we will analyze which player types are most effective on the court together. We will consult CCSU men's assistant coach Mike Witcoskie to validate our classifications.

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Data Mining."; Thesis advisor: Roger Bilisoly.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2018.;

Clark WJ. Development and validation of a basketball potential skill
test. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 1973. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486744174937804

While research has investigated the development of coaches and athletes in top-level sport limited research exists that has examined the consequences to coach and…
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While research has investigated the development of coaches and athletes in top-level sport limited research exists that has examined the consequences to coach and athlete development when sources of development are removed. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of players and coaches after finding out that the Irish senior international basketball programs had been discontinued. Eight senior international members (two coaches, six players) participated in the study. This study relied upon grounded description methods, including semi-structured interviews, to gather and analyse data.
While findings supported previous work which indicates that the main sources of development for the coaches included: experience, other coaches and reflection. The sources of development for the players included: exposure to top-level coaches, top level players and competition. This study has identified that the basketball structure played an important role in coach and athlete development through the provision of development opportunities associated with the international programs.
Most notably, it was found that the removal of the senior international programs negatively impacted on the development and participation of younger players and reduced the popularity of the sport. However, the long-term consequences of the removal of the senior international programs warrants further research.

► This project used in depth interviews with Black women who played Division I college basketball from1997-2007 to elucidate how they developed their racial, gender and…
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▼ This project used in depth interviews with Black women who played Division I college basketball from1997-2007 to elucidate how they developed their racial, gender and athletic identities during adolescence, and how those identities are performed within the role of student athlete. My research shows that there are specific factors attributed the cultural significance basketball has in the black community and the increased visibility of women?s basketball during my participants? adolescence that position basketball as a reference group of Black women?s empowerment. I call my participants ?Black woman hoopers? to represent the conflation of race, gender and athletic identity. The qualities of Black woman hoopers include but are not limited to: strong work ethic, perseverance, value of teamwork/sisterhood, and self-confidence.
Investigating my participants? college experiences at predominately white institutions revealed the following themes: the importance of having Black teammates and coaches to provide mentoring; exacerbated racial battle fatigue for participants with primarily white teammates and coaches; the development of a community of support extending beyond their teammates and coaches; and how the larger community of Black woman hoopers transcends individual teams and exists as a space for a wide array of representations of Black womanhood not constrained by Eurocentric standards of beauty and femininity.
Framing inquiries into my participants? experiences after their college careers with the 2007 Don Imus incident in which he called women on the predominately Black Rutgers University women?s basketball team, ?Nappy headed hoes? revealed the extent to which my participants understood the negative perceptions of Black woman hoopers. It also allowed them to reflect on ways that their experiences as Black woman hoopers have equipped them to deal with similar stereotypes that exist in their current career fields.
This research combats the silence of Black women athletes? voices and presents Basketball as a unique space where Black women, because they comprise a majority at elite levels, can celebrate and build solidarity that include the spectrum of representations of Black womanhood that extend beyond athletics.
Advisors/Committee Members: May, Reuben (advisor), Sell, Jane (committee member), Gatson, Sarah (committee member), Carter-Francique, Akilah (committee member).

► Many colleges around the nation are identified by their athletic departments, mainly their men’s basketball and football programs. This study looks to see if…
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▼ Many colleges around the nation are identified by their athletic departments, mainly their men’s basketball and football programs. This study looks to see if and by how much a Final Four appearance by a university’s men’s basketball team increases the number of applications and average SAT/ACT scores of admitted students to a school the following year. The data set consisted of all the schools that appeared in a Final Four between 2002 and 2012. The study found data that appeared to show increases in all three categories, especially in specific subgroups of the colleges. However, the difference in the change of the number of applications and average SAT/ACT scores of admitted students could not be statistically proven to be any different than the increases seen in the year prior to the Final Four appearance.
Advisors/Committee Members: Professor Michael Tomas.

Carissimo, S. (2014). The Impact a Final Four Appearance has on the Number of Applications and Average SAT Scores at a University. (Thesis). University of Vermont. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/29

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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Carissimo, Sandro. “The Impact a Final Four Appearance has on the Number of Applications and Average SAT Scores at a University.” 2014. Thesis, University of Vermont. Accessed February 22, 2019.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/29.

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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Carissimo, Sandro. “The Impact a Final Four Appearance has on the Number of Applications and Average SAT Scores at a University.” 2014. Web. 22 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Carissimo S. The Impact a Final Four Appearance has on the Number of Applications and Average SAT Scores at a University. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Vermont; 2014. [cited 2019 Feb 22].
Available from: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/29.

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Council of Science Editors:

Carissimo S. The Impact a Final Four Appearance has on the Number of Applications and Average SAT Scores at a University. [Thesis]. University of Vermont; 2014. Available from: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/29

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Addis Ababa University

22.
TEWODROS, ABIR ENDALE.
BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT AND ITS CHALLENG IN ADDIS ABABA cIty cluBS
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► The purpose of this study was to identify the development and challenges of Addis Ababa basketball clubs. The study comprises 49 basketball players in Addis…
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▼ The purpose of this study was to identify the development and challenges of
Addis Ababa basketball clubs. The study comprises 49 basketball players in
Addis Ababa city club champions, 3 current and former administrative staffs
of Addis Ababa basketball federation and 2 Ethiopian Radio and Television
Sport Journalists. A descriptive survey study is used to carry out this
research. Three instruments such as questionnaire, interview and document
analysis were used to gather the data. The descriptive analysis of the data
was analyzed by using both qualitative and quantitative methods, such as
frequency counts, percentage and descriptive statements. The result of the
study clearly showed that Addis Ababa basketball club players practice 3
days per week and 1:20 hrs per session. Schools have been the main sources
of potential players for clubs; coaches also started their carrier in the school.
The major constraints associated with Addis Ababa basketball clubs are
found to have very low media coverage, absence of supporters’ association, a
few number of spectators, a few number of clubs, lack of facilities and
equipment, no regular salary for coaches and players, no permanent
national team, lack or absence of play ground in the villages, not following
scientific method of training by coaches and very low level of communication
among stakeholders. To overcome these problems, the following
recommendations have been forwarded: every stakeholder should work hand
to hand in order to solve the problems, the government should give equal
emphasis to basketball sport like other sports and the federal sport
commission should construct basketball courts in different corners of the
city so as to increase its popularity
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Solomon Teka (advisor).

► Although social facilitation has been extensively studied over the last 50 years in various domains, it has largely been understudied in the context of team…
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▼ Although social facilitation has been extensively studied over the last 50 years in various domains, it has largely been understudied in the context of team sports. A total of 8950 National Basketball Association (NBA) games were investigated to assess how a team’s skill level and experience interact with audience size to predict performance. More specifically, audience size was measured in two ways: as the number of people in attendance at each game and whether the game was locally televised (fewer television viewers) or nationally televised (more television viewers). Contrary to expectations, underdog teams performed significantly better with larger audiences, an effect not found for their favoured counterparts. Also contrary to expectations, teams less experienced than their opponents performed significantly better in nationally televised games than in locally televised games. This effect was not found for more experienced teams. Additionally, no teams experienced a decrease in performance. These results add important findings to the information regarding sports and social facilitation and provide insight into team selection for high stakes games. They also enhance the sporting literature base which is considerably lacking in its assessment of social facilitation effects.

► Background: Sustaining a hydration state and energy status during competition is important for athletes, yet there is no current evidence in the literature that…
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▼ Background: Sustaining a hydration state and energy status during competition is important for athletes, yet there is no current evidence in the literature that halftime hydration and snacking practices of basketball and football players have been assessed. Under ideal circumstances, proper hydration and food consumption practices should be followed by basketball and football players before, during and after practices and competitions because both sports involve fast rate of energy utilization with a concomitant increase in sweat production.
Objectives: This study aimed to improve our understanding of the halftime hydration and snacking practices used by basketball and football players at the collegiate and professional levels.
Methods: A total of 122 subjects filled out a halftime habit survey. The survey was completely anonymous to protect the identity of the athletes participating in the study. Athletic trainers and coaches of basketball and football teams, athlete agents, other athletic team employees, and players were contacted and provided with copies of a questionnaire to distribute to athletes. Data were analyzed using PASW Statistics 18. Data for height and weight were analyzed using descriptive statistics and all remaining data were analyzed using crosstabs and included a Chi Square Test.
Results: Of the beverages consumed by the 122 athletes surveyed, there was a statistically significant difference between sports in the consumption of Gatorade (n=89, p-.045), Powerade (n=41, p<.001), Powerade Zero (n=1, p=.020), and water (n=96, p=.049). There was a statistically significant difference between sports in the consumption of energy bars (n=62, p=<.001) and fresh fruit (n=41, p=.033). There was a statistically significant difference between sports in the purchase of snacks for halftime (p=.004) and the frequency of halftime snacking habits (p<.001). There is a statistically significant difference between sports in the halftime recommendations of teams for both hydration (p<.001) and snacking (p<.001). There is a statistically significant difference among sports in the influence of first half drinking practices on halftime hydration habits (p=.035). There is a statistically significant difference among sports in the extent of weight lost during a game (p<.001).
Conclusions: The results of this study show that athletes have the time and resources to drink and snack a the halftime break to replenish glycogen stores and rehydrate for the second half of the game. Athletes, whether by recommendation or by habit, consume a variety of beverages and snacks during the halftime breaks of games. It is still uncertain as to whether or not these hydration and snacking habits actually replenish glycogen stores and rehydrate the athletes for the second half of games. Future studies should be done to determine whether the hydration and snacking habits are maintaining hydration and sustaining blood glucose for…
Advisors/Committee Members: Dan Benardot - Chair, Vijay Ganji, Walter R. Thompson.

Nathanson, D. L. (2010). Halftime Hydration and Snacking Practices in Collegiate and Professional Basketball and Football Players. (Thesis). Georgia State University. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/nutrition_theses/8

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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Nathanson, Desiree L. “Halftime Hydration and Snacking Practices in Collegiate and Professional Basketball and Football Players.” 2010. Thesis, Georgia State University. Accessed February 22, 2019.
https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/nutrition_theses/8.

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Council of Science Editors:

Nathanson DL. Halftime Hydration and Snacking Practices in Collegiate and Professional Basketball and Football Players. [Thesis]. Georgia State University; 2010. Available from: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/nutrition_theses/8

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► Five NAIA intercollegiate men's basketball teams and 53 players served as subjects to determine the role pre-game anxiety played in basketball game performance. The study…
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▼ Five NAIA intercollegiate men's basketball teams and 53 players
served as subjects to determine the role pre-game anxiety played in
basketball game performance. The study involved four games in which
Western Oregon State College competed against other small colleges
in Oregon during the 19 -81 season. Performance in basketball was
ascertained by field goal percentage, free throw percentage, turnovers
per minute played and personal fouls per minute played.
Twelve hypotheses were established to determine the effect
played on basketball perfOrmance, the impact of playing time, and
the effect of being a game starter or non-starter.
A review of literature revealed little factual data to indicate
that high levels of anxiety lead to poor performance in athletic
competition. Spielberger (112) developed the State-Trait Anxiety
inventory which assessed both state and trait anxietyRainer Martens'
(65-72) work served as the guiding and directing source of information.
Two inventories measuring trait and state anxiety were
administered to the players one -half hour prior to the intercollegiate
games.
The relationship between the anxiety level of NAIA basketball
players and their performance in games indicated no significant
levels. Players who possessed high levels of pre-game anxiety
were apparently able to dissipate it once the game began, not
reflecting the anxiety in their performance.
Turnovers per minute was the basketball performance indicator
most consistently affected by anxiety, reaching significant levels
in the following situations:
1. Players who participated over 20 minutes.
2. In the relationship between the length of time
played, number of personal fouls and turnovers.
3. Game starters with anxiety represented by one
test item and non-starters by seven test items.
4. All players with anxiety represented by
five different test items.
It was suggested that further study of anxiety involve NCAA
programs, other sports, other physical environments, other age
groups, women's programs, the effect of the anxiety level of
coaches, and determining what level of anxiety is optimal for
player success in intercollegiate basketball.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lambert, Charlotte (advisor), McBride, Marjorie (committee member).

► The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality characteristics of high school basketball players. The Athletic…
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▼ The problem of this study was to determine the relationship
between selected autobiographical data and the personality characteristics
of high school basketball players.
The Athletic Motivation Inventory (AMI) measured the personality
traits of 150 high school basketball players. The Individual Data
Questionnaire was used to identify background characteristics for
comparison with the AMI trait scores. The AMI and the questionnaire
were administered at 12 high schools in the metropolitan area of
Portland, Oregon during the spring of 1974.
Statistical significance was arbitrarily set at the .05 level
of confidence, and the hypotheses for the study were formulated and
tested by appropriate statistical methods. Simple linear regression
analysis was used to test 14 hypotheses which stated that there were
no significant trends in the relationship of the AMI scores and the
autobiographical data. The remaining 13 hypotheses were tested by
t-test to determine significant differences between the means of the
trait scores for various populations within the study. Of the 27 null hypotheses, 23 were rejected when significant trends or differences
were found on one or more of the 11 AMI traits.
It was found that there were differences between black players
and white players on three traits. Low social status subjects scored
lower than middle and high status subjects on one trait. When races
were compared at each status level, there were no differences among
low status subjects. There was a difference on one trait at the middle
status level and on one trait at the high status level. Because there
were only two white subjects at the low status level and only one black
at the high status level, those comparisons are probably based on
insufficient numbers for proper statistical analysis.
When players who lived with both natural parents were compared
with those living with one natural parent or a relative, no differences
were found. A third group made up of subjects living with one
natural parent and a stepparent was found to score lower than each of
the first two groups on a single trait. Subjects who were first-born
children scored higher on one trait than later-born children. As
family size increased, the subjects' scores tended to decrease on six
traits.
Scores tended to increase on one trait as the subjects' level of
educational aspirations increased. There was a tendency for scores to
increase on eight traits as the subjects' level of leadership attained
in school organizations increased. As the subjects' attitude toward
school grew more positive, scores tended to increase on six traits.
The subjects' scores tended to increase on two traits and to decrease
on one as their fathers' level of educational achievement increased. As the level of educational achievement of the mothers increased,
the subjects' scores tended to increase on four traits.
There was a tendency for scores to increase on three traits
as the subjects' length of organized basketball experience increased.
Subjects who…
Advisors/Committee Members: Beals, Lester M. (advisor), Creighton, Michael (committee member).

Doherty, M. T. (1975). An analysis of the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality traits of high school basketball players. (Doctoral Dissertation). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/45446

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Doherty, Michael Thomas. “An analysis of the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality traits of high school basketball players.” 1975. Doctoral Dissertation, Oregon State University. Accessed February 22, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/45446.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Doherty, Michael Thomas. “An analysis of the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality traits of high school basketball players.” 1975. Web. 22 Feb 2019.

Vancouver:

Doherty MT. An analysis of the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality traits of high school basketball players. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Oregon State University; 1975. [cited 2019 Feb 22].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/45446.

Council of Science Editors:

Doherty MT. An analysis of the relationship between selected autobiographical data and the personality traits of high school basketball players. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Oregon State University; 1975. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/45446

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▼ The occurrence of attributions during goal attainment scenarios is important to understand in order to determine how and when individuals tend to process events and make behavioral modifications. In order to study this, a sample of two basketball teams (one male team and one female team) was studied through the course of a season using a standard stimulus, a generalized survey, and game film. According to results of this study, the basketball players in the sample tend to interpret emotions similarly, but process and assign attributions differently based on gender. This process seems to be determined based on field dependence or independence through a difference in relying on the entirety of the proximal context or the abstraction of the event into relevant parts. These findings suggest important interventions for the well-being of players as well as how decision making strategies may be affected by attribution process during play.
Advisors/Committee Members: McCaslin, Mary (advisor), Burross, Heidi (committeemember), Pope, Elizabeth (committeemember).